Culture/People:

Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)  Search this

Expedition sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)  Search this

Museum of the American Indian - Heye Foundation (MAI-HF), 1916-1989  Search this

Collector:

Gregory Mason, Non-Indian, 1889-1968  Search this

Object Name:

Sash/Belt

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn

Techniques:

Woven

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Indigenous Term:

sírá

Place:

La Guajira Department; Colombia

Collection History:

Collected in 1931 by journalist and anthropologist Gregory Mason (1889-1968) during fieldwork sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and MAI.

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Catalog Number:

18/1322

Barcode:

181322.000

See related items:

Wayuu (Guajira/Goajiro)

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws699c6fd5c-c1d5-4ba6-bfde-787f91026388

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_194019